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A review by melaniesreads
One Ordinary Day at a Time by Sarah J. Harris
5.0
There is nothing ordinary about this book. It begins with Simon as a young boy taking part in Little Einsteins and he has to answer all the English literature questions correctly in the sudden death round to win. After spotting his mum in the audience crying he has a lapse of concentration and answers incorrectly.
Fast forward to present day and child genius Simon is now a fry cook at Prince Burger and still having lapses in concentration (resulting in burnt french fries). Single mum Jodie starts working at Prince Burger and after years of being told she will never amount to anything she aspires to study English at Cambridge.
What happens next is magical. I don’t think I have ever wanted two fictional characters to succeed so much. Neither of them have had it easy and they have closed themselves off and are just going through the motions of life.
They aren’t slushy characters that you instantly fall in love with. They are real fully fleshed human beings with flaws and it’s all down to the talents of the author that she brings them completely to life and melds them into your heart.
In my opinion the cover portrayed this as a feel good book and don’t get me wrong in many ways it is, but it also has some darkness. The best way I can describe this book is that when life gives you both rain and sun it creates a beautiful rainbow, that’s how I feel about Simon and Jodie. They are the blend, their friendship is the rainbow and the author has created the pot of gold to be found at the end of this story.
Fast forward to present day and child genius Simon is now a fry cook at Prince Burger and still having lapses in concentration (resulting in burnt french fries). Single mum Jodie starts working at Prince Burger and after years of being told she will never amount to anything she aspires to study English at Cambridge.
What happens next is magical. I don’t think I have ever wanted two fictional characters to succeed so much. Neither of them have had it easy and they have closed themselves off and are just going through the motions of life.
They aren’t slushy characters that you instantly fall in love with. They are real fully fleshed human beings with flaws and it’s all down to the talents of the author that she brings them completely to life and melds them into your heart.
In my opinion the cover portrayed this as a feel good book and don’t get me wrong in many ways it is, but it also has some darkness. The best way I can describe this book is that when life gives you both rain and sun it creates a beautiful rainbow, that’s how I feel about Simon and Jodie. They are the blend, their friendship is the rainbow and the author has created the pot of gold to be found at the end of this story.